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Turkey Plans to Flood a 10,000-Year-Old City — Turkey Plans to Flood a 10,000-Year-Old City

Hasankeyf and nearly 200 other settlements will be inundated as part of a dam project

Paul Revere's Legacy Beyond His Midnight Ride — Paul Revere's Legacy Beyond His Midnight Ride

Before becoming an American legend, the Revolutionary War hero was best known as a skilled artisan, activist and entrepreneur

Earliest Direct Evidence of Milk Consumption Found — Earliest Direct Evidence of Milk Consumption Found

A new study suggests Neolithic Britons processed raw milk to reduce its lactose content

The Evolution of the College Dorm — The Evolution of the College Dorm

Ever since the 17th century, educators and architects designed university housing with societal mores in mind

These Atomic Bomb Tests Used U.S. Troops as Guinea Pigs — These Atomic Bomb Tests Used U.S. Troops as Guinea Pigs

Operation Desert Rock was the codename for a series of military tests in the 1950s aimed at understanding the effects of atomic radiation on ground troops. In total, over 50,000 U.S. soldiers were exposed to 69 radioactive blasts

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